ShipRocked 2027 is officially back on deck, and the floating festival isn’t easing into its 17th run quietly.
The ShipRocked 2027 lineup is stacked early, with Papa Roach, Ice Nine Kills, Nothing More, Highly Suspect, Badflower, Set It Off and Magnolia Park leading a near 30 band bill set to tear across the Caribbean.
Running January 24–30, 2027, the cruise departs Miami aboard Carnival Horizon, heading to Mahogany Bay in Roatan, Honduras for the first time, plus a stop in Cozumel.
A floating lineup that actually hits
ShipRocked has always leaned into the “summer camp for grown-up riff addicts” energy, but this lineup feels dialled, Papa Roach returning isn’t just nostalgia bait, it’s a reminder they’ve quietly become one of the most reliable live bands in the scene.
Ice Nine Kills stepping back onboard keeps that theatrical fun alive, while Nothing More and Highly Suspect bring a more unpredictable edge, then there’s the undercard, with bands like Caskets, Wargasm, Des Rocs and TX2 add variety that keeps this from turning into a legacy act cruise. It’s messy in the right way.
The bands are already in
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix said, “We’ve had some unforgettable moments on ShipRocked, and the 2027 edition will bring even more. We’ll see you ShipRockers out on the high seas!”
Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas added, “I’m positively buoyant about stepping back aboard and rocking the boat together. ShipRocked is always a (killer) whale of a time!”
Highly Suspect’s Johnny Stevens kept it loose: “Honestly I just want to eat pizza on the back of the boat with strangers and watch y’all sing karaoke.”
Quotes per press release***
More than just bands
ShipRocked still leans hard into the experience, you can expect karaoke, dodgeball, tattoo sessions, meet and greets and late night randomness stitched between sets.
It’s also one of the few festival spaces where fans and artists blur together, that’s either the appeal or the risk, depending on how much sleep you need.
With limited cabins left, it’s shaping up to sell out again, more details here.
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